Hardest hitting 145 pounder?

[noobsterish]

Right now, hard to say anyone but Ilia is the hardest hitter. Emmett, Lopes and Stephens give him a run though.

Reason I vote Ilia is because he doesn't need to load up to land his power. that counter on Holloway was pretty crisp

 

[BluntForceTrama]

Diego Lopez...you'll believe me when he gets that belt

I really want to see Diego vs Doo Ho one day hopefully sooner than later

 

[outbreak92]

Chihiro suzuki

 

[HHJ]

Meh both Aldo and Max don't have that one shot stopping power. It's more clean strikes and volume. Although Aldo in his prime maybe yes. Mendes had power too,

But Ilia, Emmett, Stephens, Conor I agree with. Perhaps Korean Superboy? Barbosa had his KO's more on 155 I think

Throwback: Maybe Dennis Siver, purely for his spinning back kick?

What is this kick shit??? Anyone can ko with a spinning back kick. Any head kick by anyone can knock someone out.

Being able to destroy someone w one punch consistently at the highest level is something different than kicks

That's god given power.

 

[markantony20]

I think it must have been conor, no? He won all his 145 fights by ko/tko I think?

Very well could be but I think his best attribute was timing his shots when his opponents were moving forward and shot placement.

 

[markantony20]

Conor broke Aldo's chin, thats the end of the story.

That’s fair

 

[TJ Dillashank]

Really between Stevens and Emmet. Illia hits hard but his technicality is what has elevated him so much more not having heavier hands. I mean Jeremy knocked out RDA for fuck sake

 

[TheMadHatter]

Conor shouldn't even be in the discussion.

He rarely, ever, kept someone down with one shot. Almost all of Conor's finishes were flailing on a still-conscious opponent.

Even Aldo was getting up, or trying to get up.

Jeremy Stevens would often leave people flatlined, some with rigor mortis.

I have not rooted for Conor in a single one of his fights, so it pains me to say it but for 145 he cracked. it has to be a hard shot if it is dropping someone. that's like saying Francis doesn't hit hard because he would use follow up shots.

 

[hector domino]

It’s Emmett and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. Topuria would be second with the key difference maker being his precision.

I feel like jeremy is the harder hitter. both have the one hitter quitter though but jeremy Kos just look more devastating

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

I have not rooted for Conor in a single one of his fights, so it pains me to say it but for 145 he cracked. it has to be a hard shot if it is dropping someone. that's like saying Francis doesn't hit hard because he would use follow up shots.

I didn't say Conor couldn't hit hard, I say he was not the HARDEST-hitting FW, and he wasn't.

Conor has never one punch KO'd anyone into absolute unconsciousness.

Francis has legit flatlined people, where they didn't move after they landed. But this isn't a discussion about heavyweights.

Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens have both KO'd several opponents, where they fell and DID NOT MOVE.

 

[Mongoosemk12]

100% it's Stephens, Emmett, and Mendez for pure power. Guys like Conor and Ilia are more accurate than they are heavy hitters. They are boxers first, that style of punching creates a ripple affect as opposed to a clubbing effect on the brain and a ripple is more likely to put you out momentarily (which is what you want for a sport). Clubbing someone the way guys like Stephens and Emmett do is how guys die from single shots. It's harder to put guys out like that, but when they go out, they stay out.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Stephens the hardest pusher. Gives guys concussions with a shove. Impressive. His uppercut against frankenberry was also pretty nice. Emmett’s KO of that nut job was also pretty scary. In a bubble, I think either of these KO’s are more impressive, one for one, vs what Ilia has done. Of course, Ilia’s level of competition and back-to-back evens it out.

 

[BigOlJeet]

Conor, Jeremy Stephens, & Chad Mendes.

Conor’s power couldn’t even wobble an old man in pub lol

 

[Kwic]

EASY
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Should have been the first answer.

 

[Langinbang187]

It’s Emmett and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. Topuria would be second with the key difference maker being his precision.

Topuria walked Emmett down, stood right in the pocket numerous times and beat Emmett all over the octagon.

Emmett certainly winds up more, but Ilia has that effortless power that just plain puts people down, that was the lone time I've seen Emmett at a very clear power disadvantage in the octagon, though there's a case Stephens hit harder as well.

 

[Langinbang187]

what? they both beat Emmett. the comparison is that Ilia hit Emmett plenty of times and he went to decision, Stephens hit Emmett once and he went down hard, then swarmed him, shut him down and shattered his face nearly ending his career.

that's the comparison, THE DAMAGE between when he fought Ilia vs Stephens. i don't care who won, it's about who shattered Emmett's face and nearly ended his career and who was just another routine L on Emmett's record.

Topuria smashed Emmett all over the octagon and dropped him numerous times, he simply didn't connect with a flush haymaker the way Stephens did, it doesn't always happen.

None the less Ilia managed to walk down Emmett and had no respect for his power numerous times by standing right in a phone booth with him, he was never hurt at any point.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Topuria smashed Emmett all over the octagon and dropped him numerous times, he simply didn't connect with a flush haymaker the way Stephens did, it doesn't always happen.

None the less Ilia managed to walk down Emmett and had no respect for his power numerous times by standing right in a phone booth with him, he was never hurt at any point.

him not being hurt by Emmett doesn't matter this is about power not chin, and the fact is Emmett never really hit him. i don't know how you can say he couldn't connect flush with a haymaker but somehow he was dropping him numerous times and smashing Emmett all over the octagon. see, this is what i'm talking about when i say people are biased asf. because this is the thing, he only dropped Emmett ONCE. so you saying he dropped him numerous times either you "misspoke" or you didn't even watch the fight and are purely making things up.

he beat the fuck out of Emmett but never landed a flush haymaker? give me a break. Stephens sucks, how does someone who is SHITTIER land a bomb but someone who is so good as Topuria can't? the fact is the reason he was beating up Emmett is because he WAS landing bombs on him. how do you think he dropped him? from a jab? how do you think he "smashed him all over the octagon"? Topuria even said after the fight he thought he was going to KO him in the 1st rd and that Emmett is really really tough. he didn't say "he's lucky i didn't land a haymaker on him and all i did was land jabs on him all night" 152 significant strikes from Topuria in that fight, but none of them haymakers according to you.

 

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[Langinbang187]

him not being hurt by Emmett doesn't matter this is about power not chin, and the fact is Emmett never really hit him. i don't know how you can say he couldn't connect flush with a haymaker but somehow he was dropping him numerous times and smashing Emmett all over the octagon. see, this is what i'm talking about when i say people are biased asf. because this is the thing, he only dropped Emmett ONCE. so you saying he dropped him numerous times either you "misspoke" or you didn't even watch the fight and are purely making things up.

he beat the fuck out of Emmett but never landed a flush haymaker? give me a break. Stephens sucks, how does someone who is SHITTIER land a bomb but someone who is so good as Topuria can't? the fact is the reason he was beating up Emmett is because he WAS landing bombs on him. how do you think he dropped him? from a jab? how do you think he "smashed him all over the octagon"? Topuria even said after the fight he thought he was going to KO him in the 1st rd and that Emmett is really really tough. he didn't say "he's lucky i didn't land a haymaker on him and all i did was land jabs on him all night" 152 significant strikes from Topuria in that fight, but none of them haymakers according to you.

Emmett didn't land flush because he swings from the hip, it doesn't change the fact Topuria was directly in his face and showcased a significant power advantage from the phone booth.

Show me a single example of Topuria landing a flush windmill shot like Emmett throws on the button if you insists it transpired -- You won't because it didn't happen, Topuria has "Fuck you" power, he has the type of power that can easily put down fighters with a basic straight, he doesn't need to wind up and swing windmill shots to hurt people.

Evidently you're confusing crisp straights and shorter strikes with "haymakers" as quite frankly I have no idea what you're talking about -- Where did I state Topuria jabbed Emmett for 25 minutes? In fact I was quite clear that Emmett was walked down and beaten at his own game in the phone booth.

Topuria is the naturally superior puncher, and it showed when they engaged toe to toe, one judge scored the fight 50-42 for christ sakes.

Dropping Emmett is also no easy feat, he's been KO'd once in his entire career and that was when he got wreckless against another guy in the conversation whild he was looking for a finish.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Emmett didn't land flush because he swings from the hip, it doesn't change the fact Topuria was directly in his face and showcased a significant power advantage from the phone booth.

Show me a single example of Topuria landing a flush windmill shot like Emmett throws on the button if you insists it transpired -- You won't because it didn't happen, Topuria has "Fuck you" power, he has the type of power that can easily put down fighters with a basic straight, he doesn't need to wind up and swing windmill shots to hurt people.

Evidently you're confusing crisp straights and shorter strikes with "haymakers" as quite frankly I have no idea what you're talking about -- Where did I state Topuria jabbed Emmett for 25 minutes? In fact I was quite clear that Emmett was walked down and beaten at his own game in the phone booth.

Topuria is the naturally superior puncher, and it showed when they engaged toe to toe.

so hard punches isn't = haymaker to you? then why are you saying Stephens hit him with a haymaker? it was a left hook that wasn't particularly good. yet he still dropped Emmett way harder than Ilia ever did. Ilia only dropped him once. you said he was dropping him all over the place. that didn't happen. why don't you address that part? that part you lied about.

i said jabs because you acted like Ilia didn't connect with haymakers. bro was hitting him with big punches all night long. i don't know why you bring up haymaker if it doesn't mean just a big punch, because Stephens punch was a left hook that ruined Emmett, it wasn't a haymaker.

nobody said Ilia wasn't a superior puncher, but he does not have superior power to Stephens. you guys keep confusing being good, or being accurate or being techincally sound with BEING POWERFUL. it is NOT the same.

just look at your gif of Ilia dropping Emmett, and him getting up immediately and not even really dropping more just a stumble. and then look at what one glancing left hook did to Emmett vs Stephens. and tell me Stephens doesn't look like he hits WAY harder.